A Villa corner finds its way to Leon Bailey who can't get a shot in under pressure from Ibrahima Diallo. The Saints player was just on the right side of not pulling enough shirt for a penalty.

Forest are on the backfoot as Fulham search for an equaliser.

Two quick corners are dealt with but the visitors look lively up front.

Willy Boly endears himself with Forest's fans by going in hard on Andreas Pereira. It results in a yellow card for the debutant.

That's two of Forest's defenders in the book before half-time.

Philippe Coutinho almost rolls back the years here. He turns James Ward-Prowse with a brilliant turn, takes it on and drills a shot just over the bar from 20 yards. That would have been some goal.

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Fulham have had 83.2% possession over the last 15 minutes. Dean Henderson gets down to keep out Joao Palhinha after a free-kick. It would not have counted had it gone in. Palhinha was offside.

Forest's Taiwo Awoniyi has scored his first headed league goal since 18 December 2020, when he scored for Union Berlin versus Borussia Dortmund in Bundesliga (2-1 win).

Awoniyi had netted 17 league goals with his right or left foot since.

The Villa corner is headed away and Ashley Young hits an ambitious 35-yard shot at a Saints defender. Has he ever scored from that distance?

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Romain Perraud is back on now. His colleague Armel Bella-Kotchap has to head behind Philippe Coutinho's cross. Villa corner.

Andreas Pereira's free-kick after the foul on Willian cannons off the Forest wall and goes out for a corner.

No one picks up Aleksandar Mitrovic and he heads towards the goal but Dean Henderson just about does enough to keep it out.

A break in play as Southampton defender Romain Perraud gets some treatment.

The TV cameras show Villa and Poland team-mates Matty Cash and Jan Bednarek chatting in the stands. The latter is on loan from Southampton - hence why he isn't involved. Cash is injured.

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Willian is in full flight powering towards the Forest box when he is brought down by Steve Cook.

Fulham's players want him sent off but Cook gets away with a yellow after a VAR check.

Villa keeper Emiliano Martinez gets away wth one. He takes too long on a backpass and Adam Armstrong slides in to block him, although it goes out for a throw-in.

Martinez didn't train yesterday with an illness and was only passed fit at 5pm today.

Aleksandar Mitrovic has had two shots in this game and 29 in total this season, more than any other player in the Premier League.

Saints' Mohammed Salisu hurls a long throw into the box which Che Adams flicks on. It finds its way to James Ward-Prowse on the edge of the box but his shot is blocked.

There was an air-kick somewhere in that move too.

Fulham are enjoying loads of possession but Dean Henderson has not had to make a save. Andreas Pereira stretches for the ball inside the box but cannot connect.

Leon Bailey has a cross cut out. It's been a poor start from the Villa.

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16 September 2021: Nottingham Forest sack Chris Hughton and are bottom of the Championship.

16 September 2022: Forest lead Fulham and currently sit 13th in the Premier League.

James Ward-Prowse's corner to the near post is headed by Boubacar Kamara. Villa try and fail to mount a counter-attack.

Ollie Watkins finds Leon Bailey in the box. The Villa winger should just shoot first time but tries to cut in onto his left foot and is crowded out of it. Waste.

Villa have only scored five goals this season.